Uplift level of urban poor: Call to set up fund

The government has chalked out several programmes for the betterment of urban poor, but still a lot needs to be done to uplift their living standards.

Publication Date: 
11/03/2008
Central Chronicle
Tags:
Urban Development, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Slum Upgrading, Poverty, Madhya Pradesh
Poverty

 Dharavi's real estate threat

The Maharashtra government wants to redevelop Dharavi, Mumbai s sprawling slum. But its plan has not taken into account the fact that people not only live but also work in this settlement, something they will not be able to do in the new Dharavi.

Publication Date: 
29/11/2007
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Urban Habitat, Displacement, Urban Planning, Urban Land, Urban Housing, Slums, Slum Upgrading, Slum Demolition, Urban Sanitation, Potters, Informal Sector, Poverty, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Waste Recycling
Poverty

 Gujarat announces Rs 13 crore scheme for state's poor

gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on March 29, 2007, announced a Rs 13-crore scheme for the state's urban poor. The programme, called Garib Samriddhi Scheme, envisages, among other things,

Publication Date: 
30/05/2007
Minti Jain
Down to Earth
Tags:
Urban Planning, Nagarpalikas, Urban Housing, Slums, Slum Upgrading, Poverty, Anti-Poverty Programmes, NGO, Awards, India, Gujarat
Industry

 Highrise in loose mud

Dharavi resettlement creates a windfall for builders. Cost: local entrepreneurship

Publication Date: 
14/03/2006
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Leather Industry, Slums, Slum Upgrading, Rehabilitation, Industry, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Tamil Nadu
India

 Nowhere to go

Samar Baruskar was arrested on December 14, 1994, by the Sion police in Bombay for trespassing in a private building. He was looking for a toilet. The small plot of land that the residents of nearby

Publication Date: 
27/02/1995
Down to Earth
Tags:
Urban Habitat, Slums, Slum Upgrading, Sanitation, India

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